Another defeat at Manchester United’s home ground seemed to be a matter of time, trailing by 81 minutes in the Premier League. Southampton were also dreaming of winning after Manuel Ugerta’s suicidal goal. But at the end of the match, what happened to Amad Diallo. And in the last 10 minutes, this Ivorian made a hat-trick.
Thanks to our hat-trick, United beat Southampton 3-1. With this win, United also stopped the fourth consecutive defeat in the league at home. If this match was lost, the Old Trafford club would have tasted four consecutive defeats for the first time since 1930.
In addition to saving the team from embarrassing records, Amad has made multiple milestones by scoring a hat-trick in this match. The Ivorian scored a hat-trick in the last 10 minutes of the match as the third player in the history of the Premier League.
Interestingly, the two who made this feat before him were also from United. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored a hat-trick against Nottingham Forest in February 1999 and Wayne Rooney scored a hat-trick in the last 10 minutes against Hull City in January 2010.
United coach Ruben Amorim praised Amad, who scored a hat-trick after the match. He said: “He did a great job. But he still has a lot to improve. His responsibilities as a Manchester United player are the same as anyone else. But he’s in great shape and he’s having a very good season.